Celebrating Women’s History Month: Mrs. Kathryn Johnson
By Caitlin Easter For my final blog of Women’s History Month, I would like to talk about a woman who not only made an incredible impact in my life, but also works every day to…
Celebrating Women’s History Month: Medea Benjamin
By: Christina Terrell Medea Benjamin is an American activist who has advocated for human rights for over twenty years. Benjamin has traveled to many different countries learning and advocating, writing eight books that are about…
Women’s History Month Trivia
by Matiara Huff Question 5: Who is the first African-American woman to lead an S&P 500 company and currently serves as a founding board director of ‘Change the Equation’? Ursula Burns Ursula Burns was the…
Why We Celebrate Women’s History Month
by Matiara Huff Marie Curie– A physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity, she discovered Radium and Polonium. Dorothea Lange– A documentary photographer and photojournalist who helped bring light to the realities of…
Today’s Trivia: Who was the Kansas City civic leader recently inducted into the UMKC Starr Women’s Hall of Fame in 2015?
Adele Hall Adele Hall, 1931 – 2013, was a much beloved woman in Kansas City, best known as a civic leader and philanthropist. Many know Hall because of her marriage to former CEO and chairman…
Women’s History Month Trivia Contest!
March is Women’s History Month – a month celebrating the invaluable contributions, commitment, and sacrifices women have made for our society. Starting in 1981, Congress passed a public law declaring one week in March as…
Women’s History Month: Lena Horne
By Rocky Richards Women’s History Month is celebrated throughout march, so here’s another history moment for you! Earlier this month, the Women’s History Museum took the time to acknowledge Lena Horne’s work. If you have…
Women’s History Month Trivia Table!
By Kacie Otto I always love when the Women’s Center has an event scheduled. First of all, it means we have the chance to get out of the office to connect with more students about…
Support Women's Sports
Looking for something to do for Women’s History Month? Take the pledge to support women’s sports in 2010. And then get your tickets to the Big 12 Women’s Basketball Tournament, to be held March 11-14,…
Women in History
March is Women’s History Month. If you are like me, Women’s History Month is not something I know a lot about or something that I can remember hearing about before coming to work at the…